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MA H2374

MA H2374
Relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services

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Introduced
01/20/2015
In Committee
06/03/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the Committee on Public Counsel Services. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 150E of the General Laws, which governs public employee collective bargaining in Massachusetts, to explicitly include employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) in the definition of "public employer" and to clarify their rights to engage in collective bargaining. Specifically, it adds a sentence to the "Employer" or "public employer" section to state that for CPCS employees, the employer is the CPCS itself or its designated representative. It also makes conforming changes to Section 7 of Chapter 150E, which likely outlines the entities involved in public sector labor relations, by inserting references to the Committee for Public Counsel Services alongside other commissions and entities. This means that CPCS employees will now have the same rights to organize, bargain collectively over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, and to form unions as other public employees covered by this law.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (37)

Mike Moran (D)*,  Christine Barber (D),  Michael Brady (D),  Paul Brodeur (D),  James Cantwell (D),  Evandro Carvalho (D),  Edward Coppinger (D),  Claire Cronin (D),  Daniel Cullinane (D),  Josh Cutler (D),  Michael Day (D),  Marjorie Decker (D),  Marcos Devers (D),  Sal DiDomenico (D),  Dan Donahue (D),  Michelle DuBois (D),  Jamie Eldridge (D),  Sean Garballey (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Thomas Golden (D),  Ken Gordon (D),  Pat Haddad (D),  Mary Keefe (D),  Peter Kocot (D),  Barbara L'Italien (D),  Elizabeth Malia (D),  Paul Mark (D),  James Miceli (D),  Jim O'Day (D),  Denise Provost (D),  Danny Ryan (D),  Tom Sannicandro (D),  Alan Silvia (D),  Frank Smizik (D),  Timothy Toomey (D),  Steve Ultrino (D),  Aaron Vega (D), 

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 06/03/2015)
(5 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H2374
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H2374.pdf
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